Lakiya
Lakiya or Laqye is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 19,362.
Meaning & Origin of Lakiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lakiya or Laqye is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 19,362.
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Origin & history
The Story of Lakiya
Lakiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 33 births, good for #4,171 nationwide. About 39% of every Lakiya on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Lakiya last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 671 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Lakiya
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ismael Abu-Saad, professor of education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Amal Elsana Alh'jooj , feminist and peace activist
- Roz Willey as-Sana, Bedouin Weaving project coordinator
- Taleb el-Sana , an Israeli politician, the longest serving Arab member of the Knesset
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About the name Lakiya
Lakiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 671 births in the dataset. Lakiya's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,171. Use the chart and map above to compare Lakiya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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